Cade

The Cade Cowl

My last trip to Cades Cove, TN was filled with foggy mountains and dreary weather. It had a serene feeling, like a pause in time. The trees seemed misty and forgetful, like everything from the outside world had been forgotten. I’m not even quite sure the woods were aware that I was there. But it was a beautiful kind of forgetfulness, kind of like you’re walking half in a dream.

For this pattern, I wanted to incorporate that same feeling by capturing the softness of the mountains and keeping the color palette of the weather. I used City Tweed by Knit Picks in Coastal and Obsidian for my yarn. The alpaca merino mix gives warmth and comfort, while the added tweed gives an earthy feel to the pattern.

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Yarn

C1: 2 Skeins of City Tweed DK Yarn by Knit Picks -Obsidian
C2: 2 Skeins of City Tweed DK Yarn by Knit Picks -Coastal

Needle

3.25mm (U.S. size 3) circular

Finished Measurements: 19” Length, 25” Width (round)

Abbreviations

CO: Cast On SL: Slip Stitch ST: Stitch K: Knit P: Purl PM: Place Marker CC: Change Color

The Pattern

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• CO 170 sts in C1
Working in the round, sl first st, PM. This marks the beginning of a new row.

Row1: Continuing in C1, *k1, p1* Repeat * to * to end of row Repeat row 1 twenty-two more times
Row24: CC to C2, *k1, p1* Repeat * to * to end of row
Row25-29: CC to C1, *k1, p1* Repeat * to * to end of row

Repeat row 24 once
Repeat row 25 three more times
(Rows 30-33)

Repeat row 24 once
Repeat row 25 two more times
(Rows 34-36)

Repeat row 24 once
Repeat row 25 once
Repeat 24 two more times
(Rows 37-40)

Repeat row 25 once
Repeat 24 three more times
(Rows 41-44)

Repeat row 25 once
Repeat 24 five more times
Repeat row 25 once
(Rows 45-51)

Row 52-91: CC to C2, *k1, p1* Repeat * to * to end of row (40 rows – mid section of pattern)
Row 92: CC to C1, *k1, p1* Repeat * to * to end of row
Row 93-97: CC to C2, *k1, p1* Repeat * to * to end of row

Repeat row 92 once
Repeat row 93 three more times
(Rows 98-101)

Repeat row 92 once
Repeat row 93 two more times
(Rows 102-104)

Repeat row 92 once
Repeat row 93 once
Repeat 92 two more times
(Rows 105-108)

Repeat row 93 once
Repeat 92 three more times
(Rows 109-112)

Repeat row 93 once
Repeat 92 five more times
Repeat row 93 once
(Rows 113-119)

Row 120-130: CC to C2, *k1, p1* Repeat * to * to end of row (11 rows total)

Finishing – Row 131: k1 *k1, sl 1st over 2nd st and off needle binding off* Repeat to end of row. Cut yarn and pull through last st. Weave in ends.

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